THE Philippine Basketball Association and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas are to work hand-in-hand in another important engagement. With a lineup crippled by commitments by some players overseas, Gilas Pilipinas is banking on the pro league for some reinforcements for the coming February window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

THE elimination round of the PBA Governors' Cup will resume on February 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said teams will first be given 10 days to practice starting Feb.1.

THE Philippine Basketball Association is a few days away from resuming the Governors' Cup play that will still run with Wednesday-to-Sunday double-headers. The Commissioner's Office, however, is still in the process of rescheduling games in the restart that will get underway Feb. 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

BLACKWATER is looking forward to the return of full practice next week, hoping new import Shawn Glover to adapt right away as the Bossing try to end their slump and salvage a berth in the PBA Governors' Cup playoffs.

VINCENT "Chot" Reyes is back to doing double duty, with his reappointment to head coaching post at Gilas Pilipinas.

THE PBA Governors Cup resumption may not allow fans at the venue again.

Sounding apologetic, commissioner Willie Marcial said the league will have to make do playing again before empty seats once games of the season-ending meet gets going on the first week of February as earlier projected.

It's as if Meralco hasn't missed Allen Durham's services in the PBA Governors Cup. At least for the Bolts' first two games in the season-ending tournament, import Tony Bishop has impressed and mainly responsible for the team's 2-0 start prior to the break brought about by the spike in COVID-19 cases.

THE PBA kicks off its campaign in the East Asia Super League (EASL) on the road either against a team from Japan or Korea.